respdoc said: The "NEW LOW" price is only ~$4.00 cheaper than a (large) third party seller. The generic 4 GB card adds little to no value given the low everyday price on these.

If you have seen a better deal, then post it.

Next cheapest seller I see is TigerDirect. Factoring in the shipping, they're $6 more expensive. Can't speak for everyone, but I would much rather buy from Amazon. And I appreciate the $6 break and the free memory card.

I've been tracking the price on this camera for months. It debuted around $300. At Amazon, the lowest it has gotten prior to this was $262 about 2-3 weeks ago; then it shot back up. $249 is a significant and new price drop. See attached screen capture from that triple-camel price-tracking site. Proof enough.

The fact that the price drop is showing up at some 3rd party sellers also is certainly nothing to thread-crap about, and should be a cause for celebration for people who have been sitting on the sidelines waiting for a better price. The deal is sound. Nuf said.

~$5 (plus or minus) is not "hot deal" on an aging $249 camera. What it was last decade, last year, last month..is irrelevant. Same (general) in-stock price from multiple sellers...is the current markets price.

It is a hot deal for anyone who didn't want to buy the camera at $262, $269, or higher.

Aging? It's their flagship pocket cam right now, and has only been out a couple of months. Hardly obsolete. We have a ways to go before the next upgrade is out.

Again, crap elsewhere. This is a substantial pricedrop. Counts as a deal on a desireable tech item. Plenty of deals get posted because of price drops, and people appreciate them. Like, say, this camera deal.

Good price, and Amazon is a solid seller. And if you're Prime, it's a no-brainer. I've bought 6 generations of this camera. I never buy it the first couple months, when it comes out at ~$350 or whatever it usually is. $200-ish is the price-point that makes me dive in.

The in-camera panorama is an interesting new feature. Comparison between last gen and current gen of this camera is HERE.

I've tried the "pocketable zoom" format camera from several different manufactureres, and keep coming back to the Panasonic. It just feels right and takes reliably good photos.

Holy smokes, the price at Amazon just went to $219 (black only). Unbelievable, doubt it will last. That's even significantly less than the ZS19, which is identical to the ZS20 but lacks the GPS feature.

If you ordered one at $249 and it hasn't shipped yet, there's a decent chance Amazon will adjust the price if you contact them ASAP.

vorlov

Happy Member

posted: Jul. 7, 2012 @ 10:40a

In 4 1 4 $219.Thanks.

Counterfit

Broke Member

posted: Jul. 7, 2012 @ 11:39a

nice, in for 1 at 219 with the 4gb card, 32gb card, and a case. great deal on what by the reviews appears to be a great camera.

I have been using Elph's for so long, and have been a big fan! Any thoughts?

It really is about what you want, and what your going to use it for. The Panasonic is a very nice camera that has alot of features that the Elph doesnt have but the elph is more pocketable and you sound like you have some brand loyalty to them. I'm partial to the Panasonic because I had this camera 2-3 generations ago and loved it, I got another camera and REALLY missed the zoom when I only had a 5x zoom. this is almost an apples to oranges comparison because the panasonic is a pocket superzoom and the cannon is a point and shoot with a smaller footprint. I'd rather buy from Amazon for warranty purposes as well so you have to factor that in. Panny is the better value in my opinion.

I have been using Elph's for so long, and have been a big fan! Any thoughts?

It really is about what you want, and what your going to use it for. The Panasonic is a very nice camera that has alot of features that the Elph doesnt have but the elph is more pocketable and you sound like you have some brand loyalty to them. I'm partial to the Panasonic because I had this camera 2-3 generations ago and loved it, I got another camera and REALLY missed the zoom when I only had a 5x zoom. this is almost an apples to oranges comparison because the panasonic is a pocket superzoom and the cannon is a point and shoot with a smaller footprint. I'd rather buy from Amazon for warranty purposes as well so you have to factor that in. Panny is the better value in my opinion.

cnorrdin1

Member

posted: Jul. 8, 2012 @ 10:48p

Well I missed the deal but thanks for the post. I'll look at the bright side. there's a fair chance I wouldn't have really used the ZS20 before a 30x Panny was being sold for a good discount. I'll try to get along with my 10x until then

walletLess

Senior Member - 2K

posted: Jul. 9, 2012 @ 1:27a

dang! missed the deal

For me, I am looking mainly for wide zoom and very good night photos.. can someone who owns this comment on the night photos?

SiGuyUWP

Member

posted: Jul. 12, 2012 @ 12:24p

Did anyone who ordered this camera get a ship notification? I ordered on Sat 7/7 at the $219 price and got a confirmation, but it still hasn't shipped. Thanks for posting this deal!

Stranger2

Addicted Member

posted: Jul. 12, 2012 @ 1:14p

Well, I ordered one at $249 yesterday and got it today. Checking out the picture quality.

Klingsor

Handsome Member

posted: Jul. 12, 2012 @ 1:46p

98f150 said: I won't shop at Amazon anymore since they started collecting tax for Texas.

Stranger2 said: Well, I ordered one at $249 yesterday and got it today. Checking out the picture quality.Hi Stranger,

Do you mind telling how you find night pics in the camera? I read the dpreview post for the camera, but I am not worried about as much details as they look for. If the photo generally looks good (less blur, bright) I will be fine.

SiGuyUWP

Member

posted: Jul. 13, 2012 @ 12:37p

Stranger2 said: Well, I ordered one at $249 yesterday and got it today. Checking out the picture quality.

Excellent. Looking forward to hearing about the pictures. Naturally seconds after I whined about it not being shipped, I get the "order has shipped" email!

lousygolfer

Senior Member - 3K

posted: Jul. 13, 2012 @ 6:03p

$262 for the black one and $249 for the silver one this morning, this afternoon they are both $249.

I've had three posts in this thread, urging people to refrain from worthless posts, get deleted. This is the most excessively moderated thread in recent memory. The mods need to quit this level of micromanaging and let adults disagree from time to time and moderate ourselves.

Klingsor

Handsome Member

posted: Jul. 13, 2012 @ 6:09p

lousygolfer said: $262 for the black one and $249 for the silver one this morning, this afternoon they are both $249.

I've had three posts in this thread, urging people to refrain from worthless posts, get deleted. This is the most excessively moderated thread in recent memory. The mods need to quit this level of micromanaging and let adults disagree from time to time and moderate ourselves.

Agreed, the mods have been a bit overzealous in this thread. I had 3 posts get deleted by mods, and one post was line-edited.

By the way, the camera came today. Love, love, love it. I'd do a proper review, but I think this is better handled by folks who do it for a living. So some review links are below:

Dropped back to $244 at the moment. Hard to know if and when it will ever be $219 again.

rrpzoom1

New Member

posted: Jul. 16, 2012 @ 12:01p

how does the dmc zs15 stack up for $197. reviews appear good.

walletLess

Senior Member - 2K

posted: Jul. 20, 2012 @ 5:09p

rrpzoom1 said: how does the dmc zs15 stack up for $197. reviews appear good.Most reviews seem to suggest that ZS15 has better Image Quality than ZS20, although not significantly better. If you don't care about GPS, Touch Screen, and smaller form factor - go for the ZS15, otherwise go for ZS20. Costco carries ZS19 which seems same as ZS20 form factor minus GPS.. but price is same as ZS20.Had a chance to visit a local camera store this week to check out ZS20.. pretty good photos in poor light conditions, IMO. I could not see a whole lot of difference in IQ between ZS20 and Canon SX260 - atleast not significant enough.. so will be looking for a good deal to show up on either Panasonic ZS20 or Canon SX260 HS.

Klingsor

Handsome Member

posted: Jul. 29, 2012 @ 9:59a

walletLess said: rrpzoom1 said: how does the dmc zs15 stack up for $197. reviews appear good.Most reviews seem to suggest that ZS15 has better Image Quality than ZS20, although not significantly better. If you don't care about GPS, Touch Screen, and smaller form factor - go for the ZS15, otherwise go for ZS20. Costco carries ZS19 which seems same as ZS20 form factor minus GPS.. but price is same as ZS20.Had a chance to visit a local camera store this week to check out ZS20.. pretty good photos in poor light conditions, IMO. I could not see a whole lot of difference in IQ between ZS20 and Canon SX260 - atleast not significant enough.. so will be looking for a good deal to show up on either Panasonic ZS20 or Canon SX260 HS.

For those looking for the DMC-ZS15, it just hit a new price low - $166. But I gave it it's own thread HERE

Steelers

Thrifty Member

posted: Jul. 29, 2012 @ 4:27p

FYI...Costco has the DMC-ZS19 (Same as this camera sans GPS) for $229 + tax.

I picked one up this weekend there..came with the memory card and case as well.

MarioD

Member

posted: Aug. 28, 2012 @ 11:53a

Yesterday (8/27/12) I ordered a Panny ZS20 for $209.99 with my Pentagon Federal Credit Union 7% Crutchfield discount. The discount wasn't working online after several attempts I called a sales rep and he took $20 off the sale price of $229.99. Normal discounted Penfed price would have been $213.89. FREE SHIPPING AND NO TAX (Except Virginia)

woodTer

New Member

posted: Sep. 9, 2012 @ 11:03p

nice,thank you OP

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evbe

Senior Member

posted: Oct. 7, 2012 @ 2:00p

This is amazing for this camera, and the twin 19 without GPS: from preview reviews:

Extra optical zoom: while this isn't a menu item, you can get additional zoom power by lowering the resolution of your photos; for example, dropping down to 5 Megapixel gives you 33.8X of total zoom power; this can also be combined with Intelligent Zoom, so you'd top out at a whopping 67.5X if you used both at the 5MP resolution; don't forget your tripod!

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